Life with a toddler and busy three year old

4 month absence

2008-12-01T17:07:00.000-08:00

I apologize for being so slack on my posts in the last 4 months. I don't have time to write much but wanted to share recent pics of the kids. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday!

Olivia's 1st day of gymnastics

2008-08-08T10:36:00.000-07:00

I signed Olivia up for gymnastics class on Thurs morning at 10:15am. Amy, JeanMarie and Heather's daughters are also in the class. All together there are a total of 8-9 toddlers. The class is 45 min long and there all different stations for the kids to do. Olivia had a BLAST!! She was running and jumping on the trampoline, flips on the mats, walking the balance beam, hanging on the bars, sliding etc.

Berry Patch Farms

2008-07-23T04:26:00.001-07:00

I took the kids to Berry Patch Farms in Woodstock last week. We met Amy, Katelyn, Jenn and David there as well. The kids had so much fun picking blueberries. We only got about 1/4 pound so we'll need to go back later this week and get more.

Fourth of July and Mommy's 30th bday party!!

2008-07-07T06:37:00.000-07:00

It's been a crazy last week of parties, swimming and fun!!!

Monday 7/1......Myself, Hunter and Olivia took Sheila and Molly to Lifetime for the day. We got a chance to relax (well a few seconds!) by the Cafe with our Smoothies while the kids swam in the pool (Molly and Hunter that is....Livi was with us at the table).

Wednesday 7/2.....Nana, Blake, CJ, and Taylor came out on spend the day with us. We all went to Lifetime for the day and we had a BLAST!! The kids all swam and the boys got to try out the spa, indoor pool, basketball courts and rock climbing wall. They also went with me upstairs for cardio and weights. It was a long long day since we didn't leave there til 7:30 pm. Afterwards, we went by Rita's and got italian ice and pizza for everyone. Blake and CJ spent the night with us and I took them late that night to play tennis for a few hours.

Thursday 7/3.....MY 30TH BIRTHDAY, NaNa came back out with Taylor to swim and eat lunch. I got some great pics of all the kids in our pool. Thurs night was my big 30th birthday bash. All of our closest friends came over to celebrate. I want to thank everyone for coming and especially Chris for making it extra special and Kendall for helping Chis decorate and get it all decorated while I was relaxing at the nail salon :) We had a good time drinking, dancing, talking and swimming til 2:00am!!! I am so grateful to have such wonderful friends to spend my special day with!!

Friday 7/4.....all 4 of us went to lifetime with Debbie, Courtney and Lindsay then back home to the party at Larry and Malinda's house. We did our own fireworks in the driveway with all the neighbor's. Hunter got to go home with MiMi for his own special day on Sat. Livi stayed here with us but she was sound asleep in her bed at fireworks time.

Wow.....so as you can see its been a very busy last week. We love you all and look forward to many more summer memories real soon!!

3 weeks later and.....

2008-06-29T00:54:00.000-07:00

I'm back to post a quick update. Olivia is officially "little miss chatterbox". Ever since our trip to Disney she is talking ALL the time. She is the cutest thing ever!! Hunter's become so protective over his baby sister and watches out for her everywhere we go :) They are always kissing each other and hugging but of course there is the sibling rivalry mixed in as well!

I have lots and lots of new pictures to share but its late. I'll be back tomorrow so here's a few til then.

DISNEY TRIP.....2008! We had a blast!!

2008-06-09T04:34:00.000-07:00

We went on our 1st vacation to Disney World this past week for 7 days and 6 nights. The kids had a great time. Hunter didnt want to leave the hotel and wanted to ride more rides. I took over 300 pictures while there.

I wanted to post some now and will include a link for all later. Please leave a comment if you can.

What we've been up to lately!

2008-05-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

Well its been a month since I've updated the blog. Sorry for my lack of posting. We've been staying busy outside now that the weather is warmer. The kids love to play outside on the driveway, going to park, eating out for lunch and just going new places. We're going to Disney World on 6/2 and can't wait!!

Our trip to the Children's Museum

2008-04-18T06:25:00.000-07:00

We went to the museum with Amy and Katelyn for playgroup. It was the 1st going going since Olivia's started walking. She had a BLAST! The kids were so well behaved and played hard for the 3 hours we were there. I snapped lots of pictures and wanted to share. Hunter wants to go again soon.......

Olivia's Gymboree Fashion Show

2008-04-10T05:27:00.003-07:00

So a new line came out to gymboree and of course I was there to get it.

I am in LOVE with this dress and skirt set on Olivia.

Easter 2008

2008-03-23T17:39:00.002-07:00

The kids had a blast on Easter this year. Olivia is now 14 mos old and is able to walk. Hunter is 41 mos and understands the meaning of Easter. We began the morning by attending Church. Nana and PawPaw went with us. Afterwards, we returned home and MiMi came over. We hunted eggs in the front yard. Olivia had sooooo much fun with the Easter egg hunt. She carried her basket around picking the eggs up and placing them in her basket. We kept taking them out and hiding again. She probably continued this process for 15 min. Hunter was running and having fun as well. We had a big lunch and then it was nap time for Olivia. Our day was great!! We are so thankful to have such wonderful family to spend the holiday with. Thank you NaNa, PawPaw and MiMi for coming over today.

2008-03-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

We went to Parker's 2nd birthday 2 weeks ago where they had a petting zoo. The kids had a blast with the baby animals. I wanted to share these cute pictures. I need to get a picture of Olivia riding the pony from Alicia. I'll be sure to post it here when I get it!!!

My new blog

2008-03-23T17:07:00.000-07:00

Well.......I am officially a blogger! I have several friends that have blogs and I love the entire concept. I currently have a webpage for each child and I'm having a hard time keeping them updated. My goal is to log everything we do as a family in here. So please bookmark our site!!